Keep a hay record

Agriculture · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Write crop, place, dates, bales, quality and feeding so the store can last the dry season and the next cut can be planned.

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Hay is dried forage, not silage
Why conserve forage for drought
Cut at the right stage
Wilt the swath until it is hay-dry
Ted: spread and turn the swath
Box-bale or stack — only when dry
Store hay off the ground, dry
Judge hay: colour, smell, leaf — no mould
Feed hay in drought — rack, water, no mould
Keep a hay record
Adopt hay conservation at home
Review: the hay chain for drought